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Hunters Get Rebate for Using Lead-Free Bullets

Hunters who go lead-free in Los Padres National Forest may get a rebate.

The rebates will be offered to hunters in the Ojai and Mount Pinos ranger districts. The first 200 hunters sending receipts showing they purchased lead-free or reduced-lead ammunition will get a $15 check.

The U.S. Forest Service's pilot program urges use of bullets that are less hazardous to wildlife.